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And I’m not just talking about the Nike slogan, even though it’s probably one of the best and most fitting slogans out there. I’m talking about the fact that if we, and myself in particular, would stop whining and do something about [it] anything could happen. Just Do It! Or through the quote that inspired this realization:

Blame no one.
Expect nothing.
Do something.
- Bill Parcells

Wired recently discussed the future of Amazon and puts it in an industry-wide perspective:

Amazon has swiftly become the most disruptive company in the media and technology industries. Its potential in this space is simply off the charts: bigger than Apple’s, bigger than Google’s or Microsoft’s. It’s becoming a purer version of all three.

If you are in any way interested in this market, read the article!

Just a quick statistic of the most recent Major League Gaming event in Raleigh, N.C. that drew more than 130,000 subscribers. We all know I’ve been active in organizing gaming events for quite some years, but it’s numbers like this that would’ve gotten me the investments I needed.

It also puts MLG CEO DiGiavanni in a great mood:

“This year is the final year in the proof-of-concept phase for e-sports. There’s a strong appetite for the flavor of e-sports that we do and the power has shifted to the audience for consumer based products and membership.”

Full article on VentureBeat

According to market researcher DFC Intelligence this growth can be found in the switch from selling games in physical stores to a wide variety of distribution methods; meaning online.

While they have a lot of interesting things to say, their view of the console market was what made me really interested in the article:

At some point, however, competition will force them to introduce new machines. Nintendo had a glorious year for the Wii and handheld DS system in 2008, but it has seen sales decline since that peak. So Nintendo is more motivated to launch a new machine into the market. Nintendo introduced the 3DS earlier this year, but it has been so poorly received that Nintendo slashed the price. the Xbox 360 and the PS 3 may very well live up to their goals of lasting 10 years in the market. But if Microsoft and Sony don’t introduce new consoles in the new few years, they run the risk of turning consumers off.

Read the full article here

According to Nielsen the Android operating system had, in the smartphone segment (40% of mobile device market), a market share of 40%. Biggest competitors are Apple’s iOS (28%) and RIM’s Blackberry (19%). But perhaps even more important; of all innovators, 40% has a preference towards the Android OS in their next smartphone.

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Great article by Singularity Hub on Chinese entrepreneur Anshe Chung who is making a fortune by leasing, selling and renting virtual items and real estate on persistent worlds like Second Life and Entropia.

Today you can go to Azure Islands, some of the custom built and designed landscape built by Anshe Chung Studios, and get yourself your own parcel to rent starting at around L$ 821 or $3 USD per week. The really fancy plots go for as much as 13000 L$ a month (about $50), and the prices just keep going up from there[...]

Read the full article here